The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current, January 15, 1941, Image 4

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    THE TEXAS AGGIE
Page 4
V. H. Foy Heads
New Officers
Dallas Aggies
Victor H. Foy, ’02, was elected
president of the Dallas A. & M.
Club at the regular noon meeting
of that club on December 20. His
term of office will be the first
six months of 1941. Mr. Foy has
been living in Dallas for the past
several years, returning to that
city upon his retirement from an
official position with the South-
western Bell Telephone Company
at St. Louis, Missouri. He and Mrs.
Foy make their home at 3322
Knight Street, Dallas.
Mr. Foy was with the Southwest.
ern Bell Telephone Company for
18 years before his retirement. He
received his degree from A. & M.
in mechanical engineering, was
president of the 1902 Class, a dis-
tinguished student, and Senior Cap-
tain in 1902. He was a member of
the Foster Guards, forerunner of
the present Ross Volunteer organi-
zation.
Other new officers of the Dallas
Club include, Ed L. Stapp, 31, first |
vice president; James G. Lowdon,
Jr., ’39, second vice president; Aus-
tin C. Bray, ’29, secretary-treasur-
er; David M. Snell, ’37, editor, Dal-
Aggie; J. A. “Hop” Reynolds, ’30,
sergeant-at-arms; Lindsay Jolliff,
23, A. J. Rife, 09; -G.. M. Hatch,
31: V. H. Foy, 02; W. G. Ross,
33; Jake Metzger, ’34, and James
W. Aston, ’33, directors. Retiring
president of the club is Lindsay
Jolliif, 123.
The new slate of officers was
submitted by the Nominating Com-
mittee composed of R. T. “Bob”
Shiels, ’10; Dr. M. B. Starnes, 27;
and James G. Lowdon, Jr., ’39. The
Dallas Club meets every Friday
noon at the Adolphus Hotel.
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1935
New papa—SAM N. DAVID-
SON.
FIRST LIEUTENANT JEROME
W. SORENSON, JR. is an officer
of Company D, 142nd Infantry,
Texas National Guard, Stephen-
ville, which has been ordered to
Camp Bowie for a year’s training.
Before joining his company, Sor-
enson attended an Officers’ Train-
ing School at Fort Benning, Geor-
gia. He has been given a year’s
leave of absence from his position
as teacher of agricultural engin-
eering at John Tarleton Agricul-
tural College, Stephenville.
LOUIS M. “Red” THOMPSON
is back at work with the Agron-
omy Department of the A. & M.
College after a year’s leave of ab-.
sence with the Soil Conservation
Service. He and Mrs. Thompson
make their home in the College
Hills Estates at College Station.
KARL K. WHITE, JR. has been
transferred from Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania to 85 E. Stewart Avenue,
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, where
he is with the Gulf’s Philadelphia
Refinery. Karl feels he is really
with a great company.
1936
Forres E. Wood is doing field
work for the Income Service &
Investment Co., Ewell Nalle Build-
ing, Austin, Texas. He has now
been with this firm for several
months and after starting off ap-
lalso received his master’s degree
praising farm and ranch proper-
ties, has now branched out into
business properties as well. During
the last two or three months, he
has traveled in three states.
THOMAS J. “Mac” McMULLIN,
Masury, Ohio, has just returned
from South America where he
spent three years in Venezuela and
Colombia. “Mac” was employed by
the Shell Oil Company and did
seismograph work while in South
1938
Edwin A. Beckcom is located
in Atlanta, Georgia with offices
at 511 New Federal Building. Ed-
win is with the Bureau of Animal
Husbandry and is anxious to be
transferred to Texas.
Ensign Clem B. Connally is lo-
cated with Bombing Squadron 2,
Naval Air Station, San Diego, Cal-
ifornia. Connally took mechanical
engineering while in A. & M. and
was known to his classmates as
“Panny”.
Ezra W. Drake is living at 521
St. Phillip Street, Thibodaux, Lou-
isiana, where he is a petroleum en-
gineer with the Sun Oil Company.
Gilbert R. Heubner has moved
from Corsicana to 3444 Binkley
Avenue, Dallas.
H. Norman Duncan is employed
by" W.. TI. "Grant" Company, 241
South Main Street, Salt Lake City,
Utah. He reports that he is get-
ting along splendidly.
Dr. John W. Evans is now vet-
erinarian for the Texas Prison
System and is located at Hunts-
ville.
Dr. Raymond T. Hander is work-
ing for the City of Childress, where
he is meat, milk, and food inspec-
tor. He gets his mail at Box 865
of that city. As a student at A. &
M., Hander was known to his class-
mates as “Cockie”, took veter-
inary medicine, was a member of
the ,Saddle and Sirloin Club, and
active in other student affairs.
Paul T. Hanes is assistant rural
supervisor for the Farm Security
Administration and gets his mail
at Box 218, New Boston, Texas.
Alton A. Hansen is living at
2075 Liberty, Beaumont, Texas,
where he is commercial salesman
for the Firestone Auto Supply &
Service Store, 200 Main Street. Al
was winner of the Danforth Fel-
lowship in 1937, secretary and
president of the Marketing & Fi-
nance Club, president of the Luth-
America.
New papa — W. W.
SIMPSON.
Married—JOHN H. SHOWS
JOHN K. STIRTON, JR.
B. J. “Bill” STEVENS
1937
W. Kermit Anderson is a chem-
ist for the J. M. Huber Corpora-
tion, Research Laboratories, Box
831, Borger, Texas. Anderson has
“Dick”
from A. & M.
eran Club, and participated in oth-
er student activities.
For the past two years Harold
Hart has been with the Soil Con-
servation Service, Corsicana, and
makes his home at 1700 West 2nd.
Raymond Helpert has been or-
dered on active duty and will re-
port immediately to Fort Sill, Ok-
lahoma, where he will be in the
chemical warfare reserve unit.
Edward B. Hawkins is manager
of the Kelly Ranch, Route 2, An-
ton, Texas. “Hawk” was company
commander of H Co., Infantry,
1939
Robert M. “Bob” Adams is liv-
ing at 1631 Procter Street, Port
Arthur, Texas, where he is an as-
sistant chemist for the Gulf Oil
Corporation. “Bob” was president
of the Senior Class, the most out-
standing cadet officer in 1939, a
member of the Y-cabinet, and
active in many other student af-
fairs.
Lieutenant Augustus J. Allen
is on duty with the 5th Bomb-
ing Squadron, 9th Group, Albrook
Field, C. S. (Rio Hato).
Donald H. Brown is an engineer
with the Lone Star Gas Com-
pany and at the present time is
located at Decatur, Texas.
Andrew W. Rogers is with the
Austin Road Company, Dallas,
Texas. This company does con-
crete road building.
Tom S. Darrow gets his mail at
Box 253, El Paso, Texas. Tom has
not had an opportunity to see the
Aggies play for the past two
years, but thinks it is quite a thrill
to follow them over the air and
by means of the papers. Darrow
is a son of W. H. Darrow, who is
chief of the Region Contact Sec-
tion, Division of Information AAA,
Washington, D. C.,, and who for-
merly was with the A. & M. Ex-
tension Service.
Johnnie Mott Haile is a sales
engineer with the Allis Chalmers
Manufacturing Company, Trac-
tor Division, Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin. Haile is a younger brother of
Jack B. Haile, ’28, general man-
ager of the Road Machinery Di-
vision of Gar Wood Industries, De-
troit, Michigan.
George H. Haltom gets his mail
at Box 141, Grapeland, Texas,
where for the past six months he
has been employed with the Amer-
ican Liberty Oil Company.
Harry H. Halsell is a petroleum
engineer with the National Sup-
ply Company, Odessa, Texas.
Earl B. Hamilton is in the En-
1 gineering Department of the Buck-
eye Portable Tool Company, Day-
ton, Ohio. His resident address is
8% Maple Drive of that city. While
a student at A. & M., Earl was
second in command of the engin-
eers and took mechanical engineer-
ing.
Robert E. Harry is living at 910
S. Carrollton Avenue, Apartment
R, New Orleans, Louisiana, where
he is with the U. S. Iingineers,
2nd New Orleans District, as a
junior electrical engineer. Howard
took electrical i and has |
beep with the TT §
NEW BRAUMELS
NURSERY & F.ORAL CO.
Howard W- Locke, ’32
Manager
“Next to Landa Park”
New Braunfels, Texas
Fruit Trees - Shruse - Plants
LOUPOT’S
TRADING POST
Now offers a4 new service
to Ex-Students. Begin-
ning Jan. 1, they began
to buy Regulation Uni-
forms and Books that are
being used. If any Ex
has any article that
might be of value to the
student, describe it in de-
tail as to what it is. If
clothing, size, condition,
tailor if possible, and
year purchased, if bought
new or used. Drop this
information in the mail
and convert the uniform,
book, or drawing instru-
ment into cash.
Address your mail to
LOUPOT’S TRADING
PORT
College Station, Texus
Joe A. Ford is doing cost ac-
counting work for the Arkansas
Natural Gas Corporation in
Shreveport, Louisiana. Joe’s ad-
dress is 837% Jefferson Place
of that city.
Herbert W. Hartung has chang-
ed his address from the B. F. Good-
rich Company, Houston, to his
home address of 124 Woodlawn
Ave., San Antonio. “Herbie” was
chief yell leader in 1937, the best
drilled man in 1935, a member of
the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, and active
in other student affairs. He is a
younger brother of Louis H. Har-
tung, 29, manager of the Carpen-
ter Envelope Company, 535 S.
Flores, San Antonio.
Albert E. “Little Dutch” Voekel,
San Antonio, has been called to |
active duty as a First Lieutenant
and is stationed at Ft. Brown,
Texas, near Brownsville. He is
acting as Post Exchange Officer
in addition to his other duties. He
was Secretary of the A. S. Gage
Ranches in San Antonio and went
on active duty on Oct. 1. He was
a regular member and a former
officer of the San Antonio A. & M.
Club.
Robert Z. “Bob” Wilkinson gets
his mail at Box 131, Newport, |
Arkansas, where he is rural su-
pervisor for the Farm Security
Administration and likes his work
fine.
Married—RICHARD N. CON-
OLLY.
Old Line
SOUTHWEST RESERVE MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
SOUTHWEST RESERVE LIFE BLDG.
Longview, Texas
“Texas Best for Best Texans”
D. D. Budd, Pres. — E. F. H. Roberts, V. Pres. and Actuary
W. M. Sparks, Chairman of the Board
Legal Reserve
member of the Saddle & Sirloin
Club, and participated in other
student affairs.
Dr. James W. Heaton, Jr. is a
junior veterinarian in the Bureau
of Animal Industry and at this
time is located at Bethany, Mis-
souri, where he gets his mail at
Box 182.
John E. Hewson is an engineer
in the Dallas Gas Company, Dal-
las, and his home address is 5938
Oram, of that city. John was the
best drilled man at A. & M. in
1935-36, a member of the Ross Vol-
unteers, a member of the “Y” Cab-
inet, and active in other student
affairs.
C. Russell Hillier is secretary-
treasurer of the Hillier Burial
Association and associated with
his father in the Hillier Funeral
Home, Bryan, Texas.
James C. Thompson has been ap-
pointed acting county agricultural
agent for Bee County, with head-
quaters at Beeville, Texas.
Jim Q. Wood is with the Ethyl-
Dow Chemical Company, Wilming-
ton, N. C. Jim wrote for another
copy of the November 1 issue of
the TEXAS AGGIE. He said that
really “eat up” any news of the
Aggie football team.
Edwin J. Zabcik has a tempor-
ary appointment as junior engin-
eer with the Soil Conservation
Service at Waco. His address is
P. O. Box 691 at the above city.
G. E. Marsh has accepted a po-
sition. with the Cabot Companies
at Pampa, Texas, and will report
for duty on December 1. Marsh will
be in the Technical Department
and will be doing research and
development work along the lines
of manufacturing and processing
carbon black.
Lyngle K. Gregory is with the
Soil Conservation Service at
Brownwood, Texas. His official
title is Junior Soil Conservation-
ist. Lyngle took his degree in ag-
ricultural education.
ANTHONY J. PHILLIPS, JR.
is a second lieutenant with the 70th
Coast Artillery and is stationed at
Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.
While attending A. & M. “Phil”
was a member of the rifle team,
a distinguished student, a Ross
Volunteer, and a member of the
Marketing & Finance Club.
Married—G. MELVIN DANSBY
DR. EDWIN THOMAS
the men around the bromine plant.
the past year. 8
Hammond A. Helms is a junior
accountant for the'.J. L. Block &
Co. (public accountants) Can Ja-
cinto Building, Houston. He 1s
married and resides at 1031 Dun-
bar, Houston.
For the past year Glenn R. Hep-
pard has been employed as a
draftsman for the Texaco Com-
pany, Port Arthur, and makes his
home at 3737 Lakeshore Drive of
that city.
Thomas Byron Hooten is teach-
ing agriculture in the high school
at Alba, Texas.
Urban C. Hopmann gets his mail
at Box 21, Missouri City, where
he is teaching vocational agricul-
ture. :
Dr. Glen F. Hover is doing gen-
eral veterinary practice at Astor-
ia, South Dakota, and gets his mail
at Box 55.
Burl B. Hulsey, Jr., is living at
2925 Merida, Fort Worth, Texas,
where he is a student engineer
with the Texas Electric Service
Company. While attending A. &
M., “B. B.”, as he was known to
his classmates, was a member of
the Ross Volunteers, and parti-
cipated in other student affairs.
licka, Jr., and daughter have re-
turned to Fort Sam Houston, fol-
lowing a month’s visit at the home
of Ed’s parents at College Sta-
tion. He was given sick leave to
convalesce after a serious opera-
tion.
Dan E. Kelley has received his
appointment as a flying cadet in
the Army Air Corps and is taking
training at San Diego, Calif. He
has already completed the civil
aeronautics course.
C. A. Montgomery, Denton, re-
cently completed the second step
of his U. S. Air Corps training
at Randolph Field.
N. A. “Nob” Moore, Jr. is
working for an abstract company
in Decatur, Texas. “Nob” receives
his mail at Box 165.
Jose de la Torre, Jr., has ac-
cepted a position with the General
Motors Plant in Mexico City where
he will undergo a training period
in the Diesel Motors Department.
Jose receives his mail at Apartado
Postal 404, Mexico, D. F., Mexico.
W. D. Wallace is employed by
the Texas State Highway Depart-
ment and is located at Waxaha-
chie, Texas. His official title is
Junior Office Assistant.
Alvin P. “Block” Olbrich is a
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junior engineer with the Phillips
Refinery at Okmulgee, Oklahoma,
where his resident address is 612
North Seminole. “Block” will be
remembered as a member of the
Aggie football team and writes
that the thoroughly enjoyed the S.
M.U. game, which he was priv-
ileged to see.
Tanner C. Smith is living at 107
N. 3rd Street, Hugo, Oklahoma,
where he is with the Soil Conser-
vation Service. Smith invites any
former student or present student
to drop in and see him should he
happen to be in those parts.
H. H. “Hymie” Wehrner has
changed his address to 4917 Park
Drive, Houston, where he has re-
cently moved into a new home.
Wehrner would appreciate a visit
at his new home from any of his
friends. He is still working on the
night shift at the Hughes Tool
Company and teaching mathemat-
ics and mechanical drawing in the
Industrial Department of the Uni-
versity of Houston.
C. Clifford Wendler went with
the International Business Machin-
es Company immediately following
his graduation and continued with
them until a short time ago, when
he accepted active duty and was
transferred to the Quartermaster
Corps. He is now officer in charge
of accounting, Storage and Dis-
tribution Division, at the Chicago
Quartermaster Depot. His Chicago
address is Apartment 210, 6251 S.
Blackstone.
John G. Young, is with the Paris
Candy Division, Joe Franklin My-
ers Industries, Paris, Texas. Young
is manager for the company.
W. RAYMOND COWLEY and
James H. Valentine are both in-
structors in the A. & M. Agron-
omy Department and like being
on the campus very much.
DR. PAUL CHRISTIAN is now
on duty with the North Texas Head-
quarters CCC, where he gets his
mail at 1601 N. Ballinger, Fort
Worth, Texas.
NEELLEY B. FARQUHAR is
working for the L. H. Lacy Com-
pany, Dallas, and is living at 3009
N. Henderson, Dallas.
New papa—HERBERT T.
JOHNS. » ‘
Married—LONNIE H. STERN
JOHN A. KINCANNON.
1940
Wm. H. “Bill” Murray is now re-
siding at 2404 Hopkins St., Hous-
ton, Texas. Bill is assistant pro-
ject supervisor, Traffic Survey,
W.P.A. and reports that he is lik-
ing his work fine. Bill was Editor-
inChief of the Battalion his sen-
ior year and active in other stu-
dent activities.
Merrill Smith has moved from
Newton, Mississippi, to 609 Pecos
Street, Lockhart, Texas.
John H. Spangler, Jr., is oper-
ating a service station in Fort
Worth and can be reached at 2217
Lincoln Avenue.
Edward L. Wilde is farming at
Raymondville, Texas. Edward took
his degree in animal husbandry.
James S. “Hymie” Critz is now
employed by the Sherwin-Williams
Paint Company in Dallas and is
staying at the YMCA. “Hymie”
was associate editor of the Bat-
talion, 1939-40.
Leonard J. Wehrle resides at
1011 East 25th, Bryan, Texas and
is connected with the Brazos Val-
ley Cotton Cooperative Associa-
tion. y
Richard Lee Walker is now em-
ployed by the U. 8. Civilian
Conservation Corps, acting as sec-
ond in command of CCC Co. 2882,
Camp SCS-23-T, Marshall, Texas.
Mack H. Duncan writes that he
is now working for the Hallibur-
ton Oil Well Cementing Company
in Oklahoma and likes his work
fine. Mack’s address is 914, Cy-
press, Duncan.
R. Warner Loomis has accepted
a position with the Texas Division
of the Dow Chemical Company at
Freeport, Texas.
The following men recently fin-
ished the second step of their
basic training for miltary pilots
at Randolph Field: J. I. Hopkins,
Palacios; D. E. Brasewell, Dal-
las; John P. Couch, McKinney;
John J. Keeter, Throckmorton; V.
C. Denton, Pohokee, Florida; Ken-
neth T. Merritt, Arlington; W. C.
Melton, Mt. Pleasant; John R.
Propst, Amarillo; and H. E. “Her-
bie” Smith, Big Lake, Texas.
1941
GEORGE T. GREGG is connect-
ed with the U. S. Weather Bu-
reau in the capacity of airways ob-
server, at Amarillo, Texas. He re-
ports that he is getting along
splendidly.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941
Jimmy Nagle, ’11
Directs Harris Co.
Flood Control Job
James M. “Jimmie” Nagle, ’11,
has been appointed Harris County
Flood Control Engineer by the
Harris County’ Commissioners
Court. For the past 10 years he
has been director of Public Works
for the City of Houston. His en-
gineering experience since grad-
uating in civil engineering in 1911,
has been extensive and includes
railroad engineering, United States
Reclamation Service, Stone and
Webster Engineering Company,
city engineer for both Texarkana
and Wharton, and resident engi-
neer of the State Highway Depart-
ment. He obtained his nickname
from the late great Dean James C.
Nagle, dean of engineering at A.
& M., and his uncle.
Nagle’s new job as engineer ac-
tively in charge of Harris Coun-
ty’s Flood Control Program, puts
him in charge of one of the big-
gest projects of this kind ever to
be scheduled in Texas. He will con-
tinue to make his home in Hous-
ton.
 HOLMGREEN—
(Continued from page 1)
1925 to 1927 he was county agent
of Galveston county. In 1927 he was
appointed poultry husbandman for
the Texas A. & M. College Ex-
tension Service, a position which
he held until 1934 when he became
administrative officer of the
AAA’s Corn-Hog Program in Tex-
as.
With the reorganization of the
AAA in 1936, Holmgreen was nam-
ed administrative assistant to the
director of the Extension Service
and had charge of the AAA pro-
gram when that agency was sep-
arated from the Extension Service.
As a student at A. & M., Holm-
green received his degree in hort-
iculture. He came to A. & M. from
San Antonio and was known to his
classmates as “Skinny”. He and
Mrs. Holmgreen and their three
children live in their own home at
Midway, between Bryan and Col-
lege.
The new office of business man-
ager will have supervision over all
business offices and agencies of
the College. No announcement has
been made as to where the new of-
fice will be located, but it will
probably be in the new adminis-
tration building.
Engineers for
Lieutenant and Mrs. Ed B. Hrd-}
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